Maccess Promotions Executives (2)

Reports to: Maccess Director     

Hours: 5-8 hours    

Term: Sept 1 to April 3 

When submitting your resume, please also submit a Word document (in place of a traditional cover letter) answering the following questions. Please note that answers can be point form: 

1. Maccess is a peer support service for students with disabilities, facilitated by students with disabilities. How do you feel that you fit into this vision? 

2. What skills, prior experience and/or qualities do you bring to the role? 

Maccess aims to build and maintain a campus that celebrates, advocates, and ensures inclusiveness in the area of disability.  We provide programming and events in an effort to establish a sense of community for those that self-identify as having disabilities or as disabled. In addition, Maccess strives to advocate on the behalf of students in a proactive and affirmative fashion and provide educational programming on and opportunities to learn about critical disability studies. 

Please note this posting will close Monday, May 19 at 11:59pm. 

The Promotions Executive will be responsible for the promotion of Maccess events to the McMaster community in a professional manner. The Promotions Executive is responsible for the creation of promotional materials, as well as the creation of promotional plans for Maccess events in partnership with the Coordinator, other Executives, and Underground Media + Design. The Promotions Executive will work closely with the Maccess Coordinator and Events Executives to ensure effective promotions for all events. 

If you are interested in this position but believe there exists any accessibility concerns surrounding the requirements of the job, please email the Maccess Coordinator at [email protected] to discuss how the position may be modified to fit your needs. 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities 

• Awareness and understanding of topics associated with Maccess (i.e. intersectionality, critical disability theory, ableism, human rights, mentalism/sanism, disability history, intersecting oppressions and invisible privilege). 

• Confidence and ability to challenge dominant views 

• Organizational and time management skills 

• Interpersonal skills 

• Communication skills 

• Public relations skills, experience in advertising 

• Creativity 

Effort & Responsibility 

• Effort required to think creatively 

• Effort required to design and implement promotional campaigns 

• Establish and maintain professional connections on and off campus 

• Maintain confidentiality of all individuals accessing the Maccess 

Working Conditions 

• Time demands may exceed stated hours of work 

• Most work can be completed in a shared office space 

Training and Experience 

• Graphic design experience is an asset 

• Necessary training will be provided 

Equipment 

• Personal computer 

Full job description can be found here 

When submitting your resume, please also submit a Word document (in place of a traditional cover letter) answering the following questions. Please note that answers can be point form: 

1. Maccess is a peer support service for students with disabilities, facilitated by students with disabilities. How do you feel that you fit into this vision? 

2. What skills, prior experience and/or qualities do you bring to the role?